Impact of IT Service Management Frameworks on the IT Organization

Over 90 percent of companies are estimated to use IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks, yet there is little research on their benefits to the Information Technology (IT) department and the business units. An international survey of 491 firms was conducted to assess the benefits of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), the de-facto ITSM framework, specifically on how these benefits evolve as companies increase their adoption of the ITIL model. Also studied are the perception of challenges of the implementation and the number of ITIL processes implemented in relation to the progress of the adoption of ITIL. Results indicate that as the maturity of implementation increases, the perception of challenges decreases. Findings also show that as the maturity of implementation increases, the number of realized benefits increases, as well as the number of implemented ITIL processes. Implications for practitioners and researchers are also discussed.     

Empirical Evaluation of Fair Use Flat Rate Strategies for Mobile Internet

The fair use flat rate is a promising tariff concept for the mobile telecommunication industry. Similar to classical flat rates it allows unlimited usage at a fixed monthly fee. Contrary to classical flat rates it limits the access speed once a certain usage threshold is exceeded. Due to the current global roll-out of the LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology and the related economic changes for telecommunication providers, the application of fair use flat rates needs a reassessment. We therefore propose a simulation model to evaluate different pricing strategies and their contribution margin impact. The key input element of the model is provided by so-called discrete choice experiments that allow the estimation of customer preferences.     

Status Quo and Potential of XBRL for Business and Information Systems Engineering

The paper examines the current state of research as regards the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) by using the literature review methodology. The results show that an empirical-quantitative research design is used most of the time. The contributions vary in substance in terms of research on XBRL and research with XBRL. Research with XBRL focuses on the development of conceptual XBRL extensions. Work on XBRL considers, for example, the changes in reporting as a result of XBRL as well as the acceptance and enforcement of financial reporting standards. The results point to open issues and are relevant for research and practice.     

我国商业银行代客境外理财业务发展的战略研究

央行"5号公告"和<商业银行开办代客境外理财业务管理暂行办法>为我国商业银行业务发展开启了一道新门--代客境外理财业务.本文采用SWOT方法,对我国商业银行开展代客境外理财业务的外部环境和内部环境进行辩证分析,指出面临的机会与威胁以及存在的优势和劣势,最后提出我国商业银行开展代客境外理财业务的战略选择--抓住机遇、避开威胁、发挥优势、消除劣势.     

家庭基站中基于随机矩阵的能量动态检测频谱分配机制

针对家庭基站和宏基站并存的情况下会导致相互干扰以及协调使用频谱需要信令开销问题,提出了一种基于随机矩阵的频谱分配机制。该机制将动态的检测空闲频谱点的频谱感知技术应用于家庭基站和宏基站共存网络中,家庭基站在一个时间段内接收各个频点上的信号,利用随机矩阵能量动态检测频谱可用性,实时感知网络中的频谱空洞,生成可借用频谱点集合,选择业务请求用户服务质量高的家庭用户借用该集合。该方法以复杂度为代价,避免使用信令交互找到可用频谱,从而减少了网络信令开销。仿真结果表明所提机制能够提高网络容量和公平性以及网络链路效率。     

基于Kronecker法的MIMO信道模拟及硬件实现

针对多输入多输出（Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO）无线通信系统,在基于Kronecker 的MIMO信道模型中综合考虑了路径损耗、阴影衰落和多径衰落等因素,实现了基于现场可编程门阵列（Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA）的MIMO信道模拟器,并分析了硬件设计方案以及MIMO信道模拟的实现方法。实测结果表明,设计的MIMO信道模拟器可以模拟瑞利衰落、莱斯衰落以及阴影衰落等常见的信道衰落类型,能够应用于3GPP、COST-207等标准信道模型的复现。该模拟器可作为无线通信系统研究的测试设备,辅助通信系统研究的算法验证、方案优化以及性能分析。